Construction By Maj. John D. Kilpatrick, Q.M.CThe Quartermaster Review – September-October 1928 Duties and Responsibilities of a Construction Quartermaster in 1928 THE functions of the Building Branch, Construction Service, Quartermaster Corps, as the name implies, have to do with… read more Construction By CAPTAIN JOHN V. ROWAN, Q. M. C.The Quartermaster Review – 1928 Overview […]
Lieutenant Colonel Badzinski was born in Buffalo, New York. He received a Degree in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. He enlisted in the US Army in August of 1954. His first assignment was with the 11th Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He deployed to Germany in 1955 and was later assigned to the 24th […]
General History Glen C MorrisQuartermaster Professional Bulletin-Summer 1992 Ever since the U.S. Army drew its first “line in the sand” at Lexington, MA, in the days of the American Revolution, commanders have been responsible for providing their soldiers with quality subsistence in… read more General History by Herbert R. Rifkind The movements of an army […]
Command Sergeant Major Johnathan A. Fisher, is a native of Washington, DC and served for 30 years. He entered the U.S. Army on 8 February 1966. Command Sergeant Major Fisher’s assignments include; Saint Nazaire, France with the U.S. Petroleum Distribution Command, Donges Terminal District; U.S. Army Supply and Maintenance Agency Europe, Kurzburg Kaserne, Germany; Stock […]
World War II Era MAJOR RAYMOND C. ALTERMATT, Q.M.C.The Quartermaster ReviewSeptember-October 1945 The origin of the parachute dates back many years. The first record of its use was described by a passenger of a burning balloon, who made a successful escape by parachute in July 1908…. read more World War II Era he Quartermaster ReviewMarch-April […]
Heritage Though the Quartermaster supply function is as old as the first army that took the field, the term “Quartermaster” seems to have come into general usage with the rise of standing armies in the 16th century. Derived from the Old French quartier and the Latin… read more U.S. Army Heraldry From 1924 to 1962 […]
Lieutenant General Gwen Bingham is a native of Troy, Alabama. She graduated with a General Business degree and as an Army ROTC Distinguished Military Graduate from the University of Alabama in 1981 and holds Masters Degrees from Central Michigan University and the National Defense University. Lieutenant General Bingham served in a myriad of key command […]
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Brigadier General James Kennon was drafted into the Army as a Private in August 1969 from the Bronx, New York. He retired in 2006 with over 37 years of enlisted, warrant officer, and commissioned officer service. Brigadier General Kennon attended Army Officer Candidate School (OCS) in September 1977, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant […]
This document from the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum Archives provides a well researched and written history of the Quartermaster Corps’ development of the Army Green Uniform. TECHNICAL REPORT 68-41-CM THE ARMY GREEN UNIFORM by Stephen J. Kennedy and Alice F. Park March l968 Series: C&OM-43 Clothing and Organic Materials Laboratory U.S. ARMY Natick LABORATORIES Natick, […]
Gives an excellent historical overview of Operational Ration development from the Revolutionary War to the end of World War II. Focuses on World War II development and fielding of the C, D, K, 5 in 1 and 10 in 1 rations. From Chapter 1 of “Special Rations for the Armed Forces, 1946-53”, By Franz A. […]
The Story of the Philippine and Bataan Quartermaster Depots By CAPTAIN HAROLD A. ARMOLD, QM-Res.The Quartermaster Review November-December 1946 THE STORY of the Philippine and Bataan Quartermaster Depots is a saga of “too little and too late” – a saga of supply when adequate supplies simply did not exist. But, at the same time, it […]
On the morning of December 12, 1985, at 0645 local time (0515 EST), Arrow Airlines flight 1285, a DC-8-63 charter carrying 248 passengers and a crew of eight, crashed just after takeoff form Gander International Airport, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. All on board perished as a result of the impact or the post-crash fire, which, […]
Dr. Anders served as the Command Historian for the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps where he advised the Quartermaster General on all matters pertaining to military history. For nearly 25 years, he developed and taught history courses at the Quartermaster School, conducted historical Staff Rides, and collected thousands of primary documents for the Quartermaster Corps Archives. […]
